Factor structure and measurement invariance of the University Demand-Resource Questionnaire: further evidence from Hungarian university students

TL;DR

This study confirms the reliability and validity of the University Demand-Resource Questionnaire among Hungarian university students.

Contribution

The study provides new evidence on the measurement invariance of the UDRQ across gender and samples in Hungary.

Findings

The first-order model better represents the UDRQ's factor structure than the second-order model.

The UDRQ shows satisfactory internal consistency reliability across its subscales.

The UDRQ is strictly invariant across genders and different student samples.

Abstract

The present study aimed to further examine the factor structure and measurement invariance of the UDRQ among a sample of Hungarian university students.

Firstly, the factor structure of the UDRQ was examined among 837 Hungarian university students. Specifically, two measurement models (first-order model and second-order model) were constructed and compared. Secondly, the internal consistency reliability of the UDRQ was examined. Thirdly, measurement invariance of the UDRQ was evaluated across genders. Finally, measurement invariance of the UDRQ was evaluated across two different samples.

It was found that the first-order model outperformed the second-order model and better represented the factor structure of the UDRQ subscales. Results of Cronbach’s alpha and Composite Reliability suggested that the internal consistency reliabilities of the two UDRQ subscales were satisfactory. Measurement invariance analysis revealed that the UDRQ measurement model was strict invariant across genders and samples.

The findings of the present study indicated that the UDRQ displayed satisfactory reliability and validity and could be used to assess demands and resources of Hungarian university students.

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